Liquid dispensing spout



July 28, 1931. BARNES 1,816,107

LIQUID DISPENSING SPOUT Filed April 12. 1929 Imvcntor,

Patented July 28, 1931 THOMAS EDWARD BARNES, OI UTICA, NEW YORK LIQUID nrsrnusmc srou'r x. Application filed April 12, 1929. Serial No. 354,632.

This. invention relates to new and useful improvements in liquid dispensing spouts which are adapted for use in connection with .cans containing liquids such as evaporated milk. Among the several objects of my invention are to provide a dispensing spout which may be readily attached to any metallic container regardless of its size; to provide such a disensing spout which when attached will be iirmly retained in operative position on the can or container while it is desired to use the same and which may be readily removed therefrom whenever so desired; toprovide such an attachment which when in operative position on the container will ermit the contents from the container to ow freely outwardly along the spout without leaking between the container and the spout; to provide such an attachment which is composed of but two parts which are operable for permitting' the cleaning of the inner faces thereof; to provide such an attachment with downwardly extending barbs for piercing the top of the can to form egress openings for the contents thereof into the attachment, and to rovide such an attachment with three depen ing piercin barbs which extend downwardly for su stantially the same distances whereby the attachment may be initially supported on the top of a container in parallel relation thereto 1n order to facilitate pressing of the barbs into said top.

With these and other objects in view which will more fully appear, the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by following the description, the appended claims and the several views illustrated in o the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanymg drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container having my invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a similar view but showing the cover of the attachment" removed therefrom, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the container and the attachment,

Fig. 4 is an inverted perspective view of the base portion of the attachment,

9 Fig. 5 1s a perspective view of the upper end :of the contaiiier showing the openings formed by the barbs of my attachment,

Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof showing the positlon of the attachment by dotted lines,

Fig. 7 is a lan view of the base portion showing a mo ified construction thereof, and

Fig. 8 is amodified detailed bottom plan view of the main piercing barb shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive.

- Like numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, I have illustrated a conventional type of metallic can or container A having a top 5 adapted to contain any liquid such for instance as evaporated milk. This container may be of any sizeand a dispensing spout therefor which forms the subject matter indicated by the character B.

The dispensing spout B is formed of two parts only, both parts being stamped from sheet metal, one of the parts comprising a base 6 and the other a cover 7.

The base 6 preferably includes a disc shaped bottom havin a pourlng spout 8 pro- ]eoting radlally an upwardly therefrom. An upwardly pro ect1ng peripheral flange 9 is formed on the base 6 and extends from one side of the pouring spout 8 to the other side thereof and merges with the sides of said pouring spout. The bottom portion of the base is provided with three openings 10, 11 and 12 which are arranged in triangular relatlon, the opening 10 being substantially U-shaped in outline and being located adjacent the pouring spout 8. Three piercing barbs 13, 14 and 15 are struck from the bottom portion of the base and extend downwardly for substantially the same distance from said base. These barbs are arranged to register with the respective openings 10, 11 and 12. The opening 10 constitutes an egress opening for the liquid contents of the can, and the openings 11 and 12 constitute vent openings for permitting the liquid to readily fiow outwardly through the opening 10. The piercing barb 13 is of course substantially U-shaped in cross section and forms spaced sides 16, 16 and a curved connected of my invention is order to form a space therebetween.

portion 17, the lower edges of the sides being inclined downwardly and merge at the lower ends of said connected portion to form a piercing point 18-, the up er portions of the lower edges of the sides emg flat, and the lower portions of the edges being gradually tapered to said piercing point 18 The mereing barbs 14 and 15 are respectively tapered to form piercing points 19 and 20.

The cover 7 is rovided with a downwardly projecting perip eral flange 21 which is coextensive with the base flange 9. The diameter of the cover 7 is such that said cover may be fitted onto the base 6 whereby the base flange 9 and the cover flange 21 will have frictional engagement with each other and thereby retain the base and cover against relative movement. By means of the base flange 9, the cover 7 is supported in spaced relation to the body portion of the baser 1in 1e front end of the cover 7 is cut-away as at 22 between the ends of the flange 21 in order to form a sufficiently large exit opening for the liquid as it passes out from the space between the base and cover to the pouring spout.

In practice, the base 6 and cover 7 are assembled and the entirety is positioned upon the top of the container A. By reason of the three piercing points 18, 19 and 21) being disposed in a'plane parallel to the base 6, it will be apparent that the unit forming my invention will; be initially supported on the can top in a horizontal positlon. The user then pushes down on the attachment causing the barbs 13, 14 and to penetrate the container A and form openings 23, 24 and 25 respectively therein. By reason of the flattened upper edges 16,16 ofthe barb 13, the metal at the opening 23 will be pushed downwardly'and turned slightly away from the opening as shown by the tongue 26 in Fig. 3. This feature is valuable in that it forces the tongue 26 away from the inner vertical edges of the barb 13 and thereby avoids forming a closing wall to the barb at this point. As a result of this construction when the can is inverted and slightly tilted, the remaining contents may readily pass outwardly through the openings 23 and 10 into the space formed between the base and the cover and thence outwardly along the pouring spout.

I have found in practice that by means of these barbs a tight frictional connection is created between the barbs and the side walls of the openings in the top of the can and consequently the attachment is adapted to be maintained in working position on the can or container. It may be, however, desirable to provide further means for maintaining the attachment against actual displacement when in operative position on the container, and to this end I preferably form the base 6 of a metal which can be readily magnetized. High carbon steel is the best metal for th1s purpose, but inasmuch as this material is costly I may prefer to form the base of some other material and provide magnetic inserts 27, 27, as shown in the modified form in Fig. 7, wherein the base is indicated generally at 28. In this form, I have shown but two barbs, the front barb having the side walls 29, 29 and the rear barb having the side walls 30, 30.

It is of course to be understood that the details of structure and arrangements of parts may be variously changed and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A liquid dispensing spout comprising two parts only, namely a base having an opening and also a radially extending pouring spout, and a piercing barb extending downwardly from the base and registering with the opening thereof, and a frictionally retained detachable relatively flat cover mounted directly on the base and cooperating therewith to provide a space in open communication with the spout.

2. In a liquid dispensing spout, the combination with a base having an opening and also a radially extending pouring spout, of a piercing barb extending downwardly from the base and registering with the opening thereof, said base having an upwardly projecting peripheral flange extending therearound from one side of the pouring spout to the other and merging with the sides of said pouring spout, and a cover having a downwardly pro]ecting flange co-extensive with the base flange and engaging the latter to retain the top and base against relative movement and to provide a space between the base and cover, the ends of the flanges coinciding to form a resultant egress opening communicating with the space between the base and cover and the pouring spout.

3. A liquid dispensing spout comprising two parts only, namely, a base having an opening and also a radially extending pouring spout, three piercing barbs projecting downwardly from the base in triangular formation and terminating at substantially the same distance from the base, one of said barbs registering with the opening in the base, and a frictionally retained detachable relatively flat cover mounted directly on the base and cooperating therewith to provide a space in open communication with the spout, two of said barbs being struck from the base to provide venting o enings.

4. A liquid dispensing spout comprising a relatively flat spaced-walled body composed of two separable sections, one section having a depending barb for penetrating a can top and for providing a pouring opening communicating with the space between the section walls, and an extended pouring spout,

and the other section having a flange to frictionally engage the first mentioned section and which terminates at the position of the spout to provide a delivery opening communicating between the interior of the body and said spout.

5. A liquid dispensing spout comprising a. relatively flat spaced-walled body composed of two separable sections, one section having a depending barb for penetrating a can top and for providing a pouring opening communicating with the space between the section walls, and an extended pouring spout, said first mentioned section having at least one additional barb to penetrate a can and to provide a venting opening for communicating with the space between the section walls, and the other section having a flange to friction ally engage the first mentioned section and which terminates at the position of the spout to provide a delivery opening communicating between the interior of the body and said spout.

6. A liquid dispensing spout comprising a relatively flat spaced-walled body composed of two separable sections, one section having a dependlng barb for penetrating a can top and for providing a pouring opening communicating with the space between the section walls, an extended pouring spout, and an upstanding flange merging with the spout, and the other section having a downwardly directed flange to frictionally engage the first mentioned flange and which terminates at the position of the spout to provide a delivery opening communicating between the interior of the body and said spout, the depth of said flanges determining the depth of said space between the-section Walls.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto afiix my signature.

THOMASCEDWARD BARNES. 

